Octopus AIM VCT plc
Net Asset Value
Octopus AIM VCT plc announces that as at 31 August 2026 the unaudited net asset value of the Ordinary shares was approximately 40.0 pence per share.
For further information, please contact:
Ronan Goggin
Octopus Company Secretarial Services Limited
Tel: +44 (0)80 0316 2067
LEI: 213800C5JHJUQLAFP619
Postponement of the publication of the 2026 half-year results
Paris La Défense, Thursday 10 September 2026, 5.45 p.m. (CEST) – Assystem S.A. announces that the release of its half-year financial results, originally scheduled for September 15, 2026, has been postponed to a later date which will be communicated to the market as soon as possible.
This postponement is solely due to a delay in the timetable required by Expleo Group to complete the limited review of its half-year financial statements.
In spring 2026, Expleo Group negotiated an Amend and Extend (A&E) of the senior credit facilities of Expleo Services SAS (including a 2.5-year extension of their maturity dates). This A&E is subject to the completion or signing of asset disposals before September 30, 2026, with a view to repaying €70 million of debt (see rating agency publications below (1)).
As of the date of this press release, the A&E has not yet become effective, thereby preventing Expleo Group’s auditors from completing their review procedures.
Any potential accounting impacts arising from this situation will be reflected in Assystem S.A.’s half-year financial statements when they are published (see chapter 5, note 6.4 to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2025 Universal Registration Document).
(1)Expleo Group SAS ‘B-‘ Ratings Placed On | S&P Global Ratings / Fitch Downgrades Expleo Group to ‘CCC+’/’RWN’
ABOUT ASSYSTEM
Assystem ranks among the world’s top three independent nuclear engineering leaders. With over 60 years’ experience in highly regulated sectors, the Group supports public and industrial stakeholders in the delivery of complex and strategic infrastructure projects, subject to stringent safety and security requirements.
Assystem brings together some 8,000 experts across 12 countries and operates throughout the entire project lifecycle, providing engineering, project management and digital solutions.
Assystem forms part of the Euronext Tech Leaders, CAC Small, CAC Mid & Small, CAC Industrials, CAC All-Tradable, CAC All-Share, PEA-PME 150 and MSCI Small cap Index France indices.
To find out more, visit www.assystem.com
CONTACTS
Malène Korvin – Chief Financial Officer – mkorvin@assystem.com
Jean-Baptiste Guillerme – Director of Marketing and Communications – jbguillerme@assystem.com
Agnès Villeret – Komodo – Investor relations – agnes.villeret@agence-komodo.com – Tel.: +33 (0)6 83 28 04 15
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Media Relations :
Victoire Grux
Tel. : +33 6 04 52 16 55
E-mail: victoire.grux@capgemini.com
Investor Relations:
Vincent Biraud
Tel.: +33 1 47 54 50 87
E-mail: vincent.biraud@capgemini.com
Capgemini launches its thirteenth Employee Share Ownership Plan
Paris, September 10, 2026 – Capgemini announces the launch of its thirteenth Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP).
This new employee share ownership plan is offered to approximately 97% of the employees and is part of the Group’s policy to associate all employees with its development and performance. This ESOP will be implemented through a capital increase reserved for the Capgemini employees and for a maximum of 3,000,000 shares (i.e. 1.77% of outstanding shares). As the 2021 ESOP reaches its term at the end of the year, this thirteenth plan will help maintain employee shareholding at around 8% of Capgemini SE’s share capital.
As in 2025, the Board of Directors of Capgemini SE at its meeting of June 10 and 11, 2026 decided to authorize a dedicated share buyback envelope, distinct from the €2 billion multi-year share buyback program announced on July 30, 2025. This envelope could be used within the next 12 months1 to neutralize all or part of the dilutive effect of this capital increase.
According to the planned schedule, the reservation period will be open from September 11 to 30, 2026 (inclusive) and will be followed by a subscription/revocation period from November 10 to 13, 2026 (inclusive). The subscription price of the new shares will be set on November 5, 2026, and the capital increase will be completed on December 17, 2026.
Employees will be able to subscribe to Capgemini shares within the framework of leveraged and guaranteed subscription formulas. These formulas will ensure that employees benefit from a guarantee covering the invested amount during the period when the shares are non-tradable. The voting rights will be exercised by the holders who – depending on the formula and the context – will be an FCPE (Fonds Commun de Placement d’Entreprise), the employees via direct shareholding and/or the financial institution structuring the offer or its counterparties.
The implementation of the leveraged guaranteed offering implies hedging transactions entered into by the financial institution structuring the offer (Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank), on- or off-market, through purchases and/or sales of shares, purchase of call options and/or any other transactions, at any time, including during the Reference Price2 fixing period, i.e. from October 8 to November 4, 2026, and over the entire course of the plan, i.e. until December 17, 2031.
Disclaimer
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements may include projections, estimates, or assumptions, and may relate to plans, objectives, intentions and/or expectations with respect to future financial results, events, operations and services and product development, as well as future performance or events. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words “targets”, “aims”, “outlook”, “ambitions” or “forecast”, or similar expressions. Although Capgemini’s management currently believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties (including without limitation risks identified in Capgemini’s Universal Registration Document available on Capgemini’s website), many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Capgemini. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those expressed in, implied by or projected by forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not intended to and do not give any assurances or comfort as to future events or results. Other than as required by applicable law, Capgemini does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.
This press release does not contain or constitute an offer of securities for sale or an invitation or inducement to invest in securities in France, the United States or any other jurisdiction.
Important Notice
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to subscribe to Capgemini shares. The capital increase of Capgemini reserved for employees will be conducted only in countries where such an offering has been registered with or notified to the competent local authorities and/or following the approval of a prospectus by the competent local authorities or in consideration of an exemption of the requirement to prepare a prospectus or to proceed to a registration or notification of the offering.
More generally, the offering will only be conducted in countries where all required filing procedures and/or notifications have been completed, and the required authorizations have been obtained.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is the business transformation partner for enterprises in the age of AI. We help organizations imagine and build an intelligent, sustainable future, combining AI, technology and human ingenuity to transform how they operate, innovate and grow. With unique end-to-end capabilities spanning strategy, technology, engineering and intelligent operations, we bring together deep industry expertise and market-leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data to turn ambition into measurable business outcomes at scale. Supported by a robust ecosystem of partners and nearly 60 years of expertise, Capgemini is a responsible and diverse global organization of over 410,000 team members in more than 50 countries. The Group reported 2025 revenues of €22.5 billion.
Make it real | www.capgemini.com
1 As from June 11, 2026, subject to renewal by the Shareholders’ Meeting of the share buyback authorization currently in force.
2 The Reference Price corresponds, in accordance with the provisions of Article L.3332-19 of the French Labor Code, to the arithmetic average of the volume-weighted average daily trading prices of Capgemini SE shares on Compartment A of Euronext Paris over the 20 trading days preceding the setting of the subscription price.
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Media Relations :
Victoire Grux
Tel. : +33 6 04 52 16 55
E-mail: victoire.grux@capgemini.com
Investor Relations:
Vincent Biraud
Tel.: +33 1 47 54 50 87
E-mail: vincent.biraud@capgemini.com
Capgemini launches its thirteenth Employee Share Ownership Plan
Paris, September 10, 2026 – Capgemini announces the launch of its thirteenth Employee Share Ownership Plan (ESOP).
This new employee share ownership plan is offered to approximately 97% of the employees and is part of the Group’s policy to associate all employees with its development and performance. This ESOP will be implemented through a capital increase reserved for the Capgemini employees and for a maximum of 3,000,000 shares (i.e. 1.77% of outstanding shares). As the 2021 ESOP reaches its term at the end of the year, this thirteenth plan will help maintain employee shareholding at around 8% of Capgemini SE’s share capital.
As in 2025, the Board of Directors of Capgemini SE at its meeting of June 10 and 11, 2026 decided to authorize a dedicated share buyback envelope, distinct from the €2 billion multi-year share buyback program announced on July 30, 2025. This envelope could be used within the next 12 months1 to neutralize all or part of the dilutive effect of this capital increase.
According to the planned schedule, the reservation period will be open from September 11 to 30, 2026 (inclusive) and will be followed by a subscription/revocation period from November 10 to 13, 2026 (inclusive). The subscription price of the new shares will be set on November 5, 2026, and the capital increase will be completed on December 17, 2026.
Employees will be able to subscribe to Capgemini shares within the framework of leveraged and guaranteed subscription formulas. These formulas will ensure that employees benefit from a guarantee covering the invested amount during the period when the shares are non-tradable. The voting rights will be exercised by the holders who – depending on the formula and the context – will be an FCPE (Fonds Commun de Placement d’Entreprise), the employees via direct shareholding and/or the financial institution structuring the offer or its counterparties.
The implementation of the leveraged guaranteed offering implies hedging transactions entered into by the financial institution structuring the offer (Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank), on- or off-market, through purchases and/or sales of shares, purchase of call options and/or any other transactions, at any time, including during the Reference Price2 fixing period, i.e. from October 8 to November 4, 2026, and over the entire course of the plan, i.e. until December 17, 2031.
Disclaimer
This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Such statements may include projections, estimates, or assumptions, and may relate to plans, objectives, intentions and/or expectations with respect to future financial results, events, operations and services and product development, as well as future performance or events. Forward-looking statements are generally identified by the words “targets”, “aims”, “outlook”, “ambitions” or “forecast”, or similar expressions. Although Capgemini’s management currently believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties (including without limitation risks identified in Capgemini’s Universal Registration Document available on Capgemini’s website), many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the control of Capgemini. Actual results and developments may differ materially from those expressed in, implied by or projected by forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not intended to and do not give any assurances or comfort as to future events or results. Other than as required by applicable law, Capgemini does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement.
This press release does not contain or constitute an offer of securities for sale or an invitation or inducement to invest in securities in France, the United States or any other jurisdiction.
Important Notice
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to subscribe to Capgemini shares. The capital increase of Capgemini reserved for employees will be conducted only in countries where such an offering has been registered with or notified to the competent local authorities and/or following the approval of a prospectus by the competent local authorities or in consideration of an exemption of the requirement to prepare a prospectus or to proceed to a registration or notification of the offering.
More generally, the offering will only be conducted in countries where all required filing procedures and/or notifications have been completed, and the required authorizations have been obtained.
About Capgemini
Capgemini is the business transformation partner for enterprises in the age of AI. We help organizations imagine and build an intelligent, sustainable future, combining AI, technology and human ingenuity to transform how they operate, innovate and grow. With unique end-to-end capabilities spanning strategy, technology, engineering and intelligent operations, we bring together deep industry expertise and market-leading capabilities in AI, cloud and data to turn ambition into measurable business outcomes at scale. Supported by a robust ecosystem of partners and nearly 60 years of expertise, Capgemini is a responsible and diverse global organization of over 410,000 team members in more than 50 countries. The Group reported 2025 revenues of €22.5 billion.
Make it real | www.capgemini.com
1 As from June 11, 2026, subject to renewal by the Shareholders’ Meeting of the share buyback authorization currently in force.
2 The Reference Price corresponds, in accordance with the provisions of Article L.3332-19 of the French Labor Code, to the arithmetic average of the volume-weighted average daily trading prices of Capgemini SE shares on Compartment A of Euronext Paris over the 20 trading days preceding the setting of the subscription price.
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10 SEPTEMBER 2026
NORTHERN 2 VCT PLC
DIRECTOR RESIGNATION
Northern 2 VCT PLC (the “Company”) announces that Mr Simon Devonshire has informed the Board of the Company that, owing to ill health, he has decided to step down from his role as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect.
The Board would like to thank Mr Devonshire for his contributions to the Company and wishes him a full recovery.
The Company confirms that there are no matters relating to Mr Devonshire’s resignation that require disclosure under the UK Listing Rules or that need to be brought to the attention of shareholders.
Enquiries:
Sarah Williams / James Sly, Mercia Fund Management Limited – 0330 223 1430
Website: www.mercia.co.uk/vcts
The contents of the Mercia Asset Management PLC website and the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Mercia Asset Management PLC website (or any other website) are not incorporated into, nor form part of, this announcement.
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Cascale recently participated in Fashion Summit HK 2026, held at the Hong Kong Palace Museum under the theme “Code the Fashion Forward.”
Organized by Cascale affiliate member the Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA), the summit convened over 300 global consumer goods executives, policymakers, and industry leaders to explore the intersections of artificial intelligence, sustainability, and craftsmanship in reshaping the fashion landscape.
Cascale’s Betty Li, Howard Kwong, Nicole Lee Kauer, and Jinxin Jiang engaged with key regional stakeholders to strengthen organizational visibility and deepen industry partnerships across the Asia-Pacific region.
As part of these engagement efforts, Cascale introduced Sophie You – who is the newly appointed senior director of manufacturer member activation – to key regional leaders. Among them were Man Lau, executive director at the Clothing Industry Training Authority (CITA), Sunny Tan, member of the HKSAR Legislative Council (Textiles & Garment), Pat-Nie Woo, chairman of the Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium (SFBC) and senior executives from InvestHK. Legislative Councilor Tan also gave an opening keynote address on how Hong Kong is an international sustainable textile and fashion hub.
The summit provided a strategic platform to connect with prominent brands, retailers, tech leaders, and institutional stakeholders, including speakers from Alibaba’s TMall Group, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Mastercard.
Discussions during the event underscored Hong Kong’s vital position as a center for sustainable fashion innovation and supply chain transformation in Asia. Key discussions centered around the importance of regional associations (such as the Singapore Fashion Council and the China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTAC), potential networking opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, and how to enhance academic and commercial collaboration.
There are a number of upcoming exchange initiatives, cross-border manufacturer tours, collaborative research projects with regional academic and commercial partners across the Greater Bay Area and manufacturing centers in Mainland China that support supply chain decarbonization and digital transformation.
To learn more about Cascale’s global event participation and regional initiatives, visit our latest News & Press Updates.
